Detective and mystery fiction

  • Secrets of the silver lion

    Creator

    Otheguy, Emma

    Abstract

    From the bustling streets of New York City to the cobblestones of Seville and the silver mines high in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia, Carmen is off on another quest to stop VILE in this heart-pounding caper full of twists and turns!For centuries, the magnificent Throne of Felipe has stood with two empty spaces beside its famous silver arrow-spaces where the silver castle and lion should have been. And now, with the recent discovery of the silver castle within a secret vault in Seville, Spain, the hunt is on for the third silver icon.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Old Saybrook, Conn

    Tantor Media

    Non spécifié
  • Scandalous behavior : a Stone Barrington novel

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    Stone Barrington is back, in fine form, in the newest thriller from the #1 New York Times?bestselling author. After a series of nonstop adventures, Stone Barrington is eager for some peace and quiet in a rustic British setting. But no sooner does he land in England than he's beset by an outrageous demand from a beautiful lady, and an offer he can't refuse.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

    Non spécifié
  • Say you're sorry

    Creator

    Rose, Karen

    Abstract

    An explosive new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Death Is Not Enough and Every Dark Corner. There's a serial killer on the loose, preying on vulnerable women. The only identifiable mark the killer leaves, are letters--sometimes one, sometimes two--all carved into the torsos of his victims. Together they spell "Sydney."When he grabs Daisy Dawson, he believes he's found his next victim. But despite her small stature, she fights back with an expertise that quickly frees her.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Penguin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • Sad Cypress full cast dramatization

    Creator

    Christie, Agatha

    Abstract

    Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune. But a poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in tragedy. Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor's, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt for financial gain, the pair travel to the family home to investigate.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Bath

    AudioGO Ltd

    Non spécifié
  • Sad cypress : a Hercule Poirot mystery

    Creator

    Christie, Agatha

    Abstract

    Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Harper Audio

    Non spécifié
  • "S" is for silence : Kinsey Millhone, book 19

    Creator

    Grafton, Sue

    Abstract

    Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband. But for the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter Daisy that she left behind, her absence has never been explained or forgotten. Now, thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Santa Ana, Calif.]

    Books on Tape

    Non spécifié
  • Rue Sans-Souci

    Creator

    Nesbø, Jo.

    Abstract

    Rue Sans-Souci... Drôle d'adresse, lorsqu'on est flic, pour trouver dans un appartement d'Oslo le cadavre de la femme avec laquelle on vient de passer la nuit. Surtout si on ne se rappelle rien... Conscient qu'il pourrait devenir le principal suspect, Harry Hole décide d'enquêter secrètement, même s'il est officiellement chargé d'une autre affaire : un hold-up qui a mal tourné lorsque le braqueur a abattu une employée pourtant obéissante. Ses collègues évoquent un simple dérapage, mais Hole conclut à un meurtre.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Editions Gallimard

    Non spécifié
  • Rock with wings : a Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito novel

    Creator

    Hillerman, Anne

    Abstract

    Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigate two perplexing cases in this exciting Southwestern mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman's Daughter. Doing a good deed for a relative offers the perfect opportunity for Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Officer Bernie Manuelito, to get away from the daily grind of police work. But two cases will call them back from their short vacation and separate them--one near Shiprock, and the other at iconic Monument Valley.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • Reckless abandon

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program in this new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series-with a little help from beautiful Florida police chief Holly Barker. From the Paperback edition.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Non spécifié
  • "R" is for ricochet : Kinsey Millhone, book 18

    Creator

    Grafton, Sue

    Abstract

    Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Santa Ana, Calif.]

    Books on Tape

    Non spécifié